The career arc of NHL players depends on all kinds of things, including injury, level of peak ability and luck. Impact players often enjoy productive seasons into their mid-30s before beginning to post seasons that are not reflective of previous production.
It is extremely rare for NHL players to see a spike in performance past 35—so Jaromir Jagr's 2015-16 season really was spectacular in history terms. It doesn't mean Jagr will perform at the same level as last year though, and the aging process does give us some degree of certainty when talking about a downward slide. Some great NHL stars—like Jagr, Marian Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg—are at that point in their careers where erosion is inevitable.
Here are six outstanding NHL players facing a year of decline in 2016-17.
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NHL Stars Who Will Decline in the 2016-17 Season
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